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DocuSign Add Recipients to a Draft Envelope

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Demonstrates how to add one or more recipients to a DocuSign draft envelope.

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# Load a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
$jsonToken = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/docusign.json");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $jsonToken->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eXAi.....UE8Kl_V8KroQ" header.
$http->put_AuthToken($jsonToken->stringOf("access_token"));

# Send the following request.
# Make sure to use your own account ID (obtained from Get Docusign User Account Information)

# POST https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/<account ID>/envelopes/<envelope ID>/recipients HTTP/1.1
# Accept: application/json
# Cache-Control: no-cache
# Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eX...
# Content-Length: ...
# Content-Type: application/json
# 
# {
#   "carbonCopies": [
#     {
#       "email": "support@chilkatsoft.com",
#       "name": "Chilkat Support",
#       "recipientId": "101",
#       "tabs": {}
#     }
#   ],
#   "signers": [
#     {
#       "email": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
#       "name": "Chilkat Admin",
#       "recipientId": "1",
# 	 "tabs": {
# 	    "signHereTabs": [{
# 	        "anchorString": "Please Sign Here",
# 	        "anchorXOffset": "1",
# 	        "anchorYOffset": "0",
# 	        "anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent": "false",
# 	        "anchorUnits": "inches"
# 	    }]
# 	}
#     },
#     {
#       "email": "matt@chilkat.io",
#       "name": "Matt",
#       "recipientId": "2",
# 	 "tabs": {
# 	    "signHereTabs": [{
# 	        "anchorString": "Please Also Sign Here",
# 	        "anchorXOffset": "1",
# 	        "anchorYOffset": "0",
# 	        "anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent": "false",
# 	        "anchorUnits": "inches"
# 	    }]
# 	}
#     }
#   ]
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$i = 0;
$json->put_I($i);
$json->UpdateString("carbonCopies[i].email",'support@chilkatsoft.com');
$json->UpdateString("carbonCopies[i].name","Chilkat Support");
$json->UpdateString("carbonCopies[i].recipientId","101");
$json->UpdateNewObject("carbonCopies[i].tabs");
$i = 0;
$json->put_I($i);
$json->UpdateString("signers[i].email",'admin@chilkatsoft.com');
$json->UpdateString("signers[i].name","Chilkat Admin");
$json->UpdateString("signers[i].recipientId","1");
$json->UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorString","Please Sign Here");
$json->UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorXOffset","1");
$json->UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorYOffset","0");
$json->UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent","false");
$json->UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorUnits","inches");
$i = $i + 1;
$json->put_I($i);
$json->UpdateString("signers[i].email",'matt@chilkat.io');
$json->UpdateString("signers[i].name","Matt");
$json->UpdateString("signers[i].recipientId","2");
$json->UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorString","Please Also Sign Here");
$json->UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorXOffset","1");
$json->UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorYOffset","0");
$json->UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent","false");
$json->UpdateString("signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorUnits","inches");

$sbJson = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$json->put_EmitCompact(0);
$json->EmitSb($sbJson);

$http->SetRequestHeader("Cache-Control","no-cache");
$http->SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");

# Use your own account ID here.
$http->SetUrlVar("accountId","7f3f65ed-5e87-418d-94c1-92499ddc8252");
# Use the envelope ID returned by DocuSign when creating the draft envelope).
$http->SetUrlVar("envelopeId","cee4191c-f94e-4089-9d7c-8033685cbc1a");

$url = "https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/{$accountId}/envelopes/{$envelopeId}/recipients";
$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpSb("POST",$url,$sbJson,"utf-8","application/json",$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->Load($resp->bodyStr());
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);

print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

# If you get a 401 response status code, it's likely you need to refresh the DocuSign OAuth2 token).
$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

# {
#     "signers": [
#         {
#             "creationReason": "sender",
#             "requireUploadSignature": "false",
#             "email": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
#             "recipientId": "1",
#             "requireIdLookup": "false",
#             "routingOrder": "1",
#             "status": "created",
#             "completedCount": "0",
#             "deliveryMethod": "email",
#             "recipientType": "signer"
#         },
#         {
#             "creationReason": "sender",
#             "requireUploadSignature": "false",
#             "email": "matt@chilkat.io",
#             "recipientId": "2",
#             "requireIdLookup": "false",
#             "routingOrder": "1",
#             "status": "created",
#             "completedCount": "0",
#             "deliveryMethod": "email",
#             "recipientType": "signer"
#         }
#     ],
#     "agents": [],
#     "editors": [],
#     "intermediaries": [],
#     "carbonCopies": [
#         {
#             "email": "support@chilkatsoft.com",
#             "recipientId": "101",
#             "requireIdLookup": "false",
#             "routingOrder": "1",
#             "status": "created",
#             "completedCount": "0",
#             "deliveryMethod": "email",
#             "recipientType": "carboncopy"
#         }
#     ],
#     "certifiedDeliveries": [],
#     "inPersonSigners": [],
#     "seals": [],
#     "witnesses": [],
#     "recipientCount": "3"
# }

# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$recipientCount = $json->stringOf("recipientCount");
$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray("signers");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->put_I($i);
    $creationReason = $json->stringOf("signers[i].creationReason");
    $requireUploadSignature = $json->stringOf("signers[i].requireUploadSignature");
    $email = $json->stringOf("signers[i].email");
    $recipientId = $json->stringOf("signers[i].recipientId");
    $requireIdLookup = $json->stringOf("signers[i].requireIdLookup");
    $routingOrder = $json->stringOf("signers[i].routingOrder");
    $status = $json->stringOf("signers[i].status");
    $completedCount = $json->stringOf("signers[i].completedCount");
    $deliveryMethod = $json->stringOf("signers[i].deliveryMethod");
    $recipientType = $json->stringOf("signers[i].recipientType");
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray("agents");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->put_I($i);
    #    ...
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray("editors");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->put_I($i);
    #    ...
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray("intermediaries");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->put_I($i);
    #    ...
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray("carbonCopies");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->put_I($i);
    $email = $json->stringOf("carbonCopies[i].email");
    $recipientId = $json->stringOf("carbonCopies[i].recipientId");
    $requireIdLookup = $json->stringOf("carbonCopies[i].requireIdLookup");
    $routingOrder = $json->stringOf("carbonCopies[i].routingOrder");
    $status = $json->stringOf("carbonCopies[i].status");
    $completedCount = $json->stringOf("carbonCopies[i].completedCount");
    $deliveryMethod = $json->stringOf("carbonCopies[i].deliveryMethod");
    $recipientType = $json->stringOf("carbonCopies[i].recipientType");
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray("certifiedDeliveries");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->put_I($i);
    #    ...
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray("inPersonSigners");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->put_I($i);
    #    ...
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray("seals");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->put_I($i);
    #    ...
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray("witnesses");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->put_I($i);
    #    ...
    $i = $i + 1;
}

# If the recipient already exists within the envelope, we would get
# a success (201) response status code, but errors within the JSON response, such as this:

# {
#   "signers": [
#     {
#       "creationReason": "sender",
#       "requireUploadSignature": "false",
#       "email": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
#       "recipientId": "1",
#       "requireIdLookup": "false",
#       "routingOrder": "1",
#       "status": "error",
#       "completedCount": "0",
#       "deliveryMethod": "email",
#       "errorDetails": {
#         "errorCode": "RECIPIENT_ALREADY_EXISTS_IN_ENVELOPE",
#         "message": "This recipientId already exists."
#       },
#       "recipientType": "signer"
#     },
#     {
#       "creationReason": "sender",
#       "requireUploadSignature": "false",
#       "email": "matt@chilkat.io",
#       "recipientId": "2",
#       "requireIdLookup": "false",
#       "routingOrder": "1",
#       "status": "error",
#       "completedCount": "0",
#       "deliveryMethod": "email",
#       "errorDetails": {
#         "errorCode": "RECIPIENT_ALREADY_EXISTS_IN_ENVELOPE",
#         "message": "This recipientId already exists."
#       },
#       "recipientType": "signer"
#     }
#   ],
#   "agents": [
#   ],
#   "editors": [
#   ],
#   "intermediaries": [
#   ],
#   "carbonCopies": [
#     {
#       "email": "support@chilkatsoft.com",
#       "recipientId": "101",
#       "requireIdLookup": "false",
#       "routingOrder": "1",
#       "status": "error",
#       "completedCount": "0",
#       "deliveryMethod": "email",
#       "errorDetails": {
#         "errorCode": "RECIPIENT_ALREADY_EXISTS_IN_ENVELOPE",
#         "message": "This recipientId already exists."
#       },
#       "recipientType": "carboncopy"
#     }
#   ],
#   "certifiedDeliveries": [
#   ],
#   "inPersonSigners": [
#   ],
#   "seals": [
#   ],
#   "witnesses": [
#   ],
#   "recipientCount": "3"
# }
#